Two migrants had to be pulled out of the sea after falling into the water from their inflatable boat, as dozens of other migrants were detained by Border Force as they crossed the English Channel today. The voluntary crew of the Ramsgate lifeboat then towed the drifting rib into Ramsgate harbour in Kent where Border Force officers were waiting for them. People smugglers took advantage of calm seas over the weekend with 225 migrants crossing the treacherous 21-mile Dover Straits in 10 boats on Saturday. It will be introduced next week after June saw more migrants cross the Channel by small boat than in any month ever before. Border Force detained 2,179 people making the dangerous trip across the world's busiest shipping route in the world in 92 boats.

Source: Daily Mail July 11, 2021 15:56 UTC